Her head was constantly rolling as it tilted upward. When Sorbara got the kittens back to the shelter run by the Naples Cat Alliance, she named them appropriately: Praline, Pistachio ... and the fragile white kitten was named Coconut.

And Bitsy, who was rescued dangling near a six-lane intersection two years ago, loves nothing more in the world than kittens.

"Bitsy comes out on all our trapping missions," Sorbara says. "She loves it when we get kittens. She is a kitten freak. She's always got her head right in here. When we get in the car with the kittens, she likes to lay on the trap."

Although Bitsy doesn't get along with other dogs, her idea of heaven is being surrounded by cats.

But Coconut wasn't ready to make new friends just yet. While the kitten has yet to be seen by a veterinarian, Sorbara suggests she may have neurological damage - possibly genetic, or caused by an injury.

In the meantime, she's been massaging Coconut, hoping to see some improvement.

On Tuesday morning, Coconut seemed to be getting a little better. So much better, in fact, Sorbara put her on the bed where a certain kitten-obsessed dog happened to be lying.

Of course, Bitsy is no replacement for the mother these kittens need. The rescue group is sending out more missions to find her. In the meantime, they're getting bottle-fed every few hours. And pampered by the biggest kitten lover on the planet: a dog named Bitsy.